Publications by authors named "X J Pi"
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a powerful antioxidant. However, the poor water solubility and low bioavailability still remain challenges for its application. An embedded delivery system of CoQ10 based on whey protein concentrate (WPC) and polymerized whey protein concentrate (PWPC) was prepared, and the physicochemical properties, antioxidant capacity and bioavailability were characterized in this study.
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- P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) is linked to tumor progression in gastric cancer, with high expression correlating to worse clinicopathological features and overall survival in patients.
- High levels of P2X7R are associated with increased lymphatic metastasis and vascular invasion.
- Functional experiments show that activating P2X7R enhances gastric cancer cell behavior, while its antagonists can inhibit cancer cell proliferation and migration, suggesting P2X7R as a potential target for gastric cancer treatment.
Understanding the application-related features of sweet potato starch (SPS) is necessary for its utilization, which remains limited. Here, seven starches isolated from different sweet potato varieties (HA, SS, YSA, YSB, YSC, YSD, and YSE) were used. It was confirmed that the multi-scale structure possesses significant effects upon the application-related features of SPS.
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- A polydopamine-modified carbon nanotube/calcium alginate aerogel (P-CNTs/CA) was created in an environmentally friendly way and extensively characterized using various techniques.
- The aerogel demonstrated a high maximum adsorption capacity for methylene blue (MB) of 506.12 mg/g, following a pseudo-second-order kinetic model for adsorption.
- The adsorption process was found to be spontaneous and involved multiple interactions such as hydrogen bonding and electrostatic forces; the aerogel maintained a 79% removal efficiency after six cycles of adsorption and desorption.
The staple foods play an important role in providing energy in the human daily diet. Wheat is the main staple food in northern China, rice in southern China, and the different staple food patterns between the north and south result in health disparities. Therefore, analyzing the differences in the digestion of staple foods are particularly important for understanding the digestive energy supply of staple foods.
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